Mark 6:24 NLT,NIV,ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 6:24

And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? ( τί αἰτήσομαι )—according to the best authorities ( τί αἰτήσωμαι ), What should I ask ? read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 6:17-26

Mark 6:17-26. For Herod had laid hold on John, &c. See the note on Matthew 14:3-7. Herodias had a quarrel against him This princess was the granddaughter of Herod the Great, by his son Aristobulus, and had formerly been married to her uncle Philip, the son of her grandfather, by Mariamne, and brother to Herod the tetrarch. Some time after that marriage this Herod, happening in his way to Rome to lodge at his brother’s house, fell passionately in love with Herodias, and on his return... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 6:14-29

64. Death of John the Baptist (Matthew 14:1-12; Mark 6:14-29; Luke 9:7-9)By this time John the Baptist had been executed. When Herod heard the news of Jesus’ miracles, he feared that Jesus was really John come back to life and that supernatural powers were working in him (Matthew 14:1-2; Mark 6:14-16). (The Herod referred to here was Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great; see earlier section, ‘The New Testament World’.)Having mentioned John’s death, the writers go back to record the events... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 6:24

And she went out and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.When it is considered that Salome might have requested many things which could have been of great value to herself, and that her mother by this suggestion actually robbed her daughter of whatever benefit Herod might have bestowed upon her, all for the sake of venting her vicious hatred against John, the blindness and stupidity of evil are evident. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:24

24. And she said, The head of John the Baptist—Abandoned women are more shameless and heartless than men. The Baptist's fidelity marred the pleasures of Herodias, and this was too good an opportunity of getting rid of him to let slip. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:6-30

A. The mission of the Twelve 6:6b-30This is another of Mark’s "sandwich" or chiastic sections. The main event is Jesus’ sending the Twelve on a preaching and healing mission that extended His own ministry. Within this story, between their departing and their returning, the writer inserted the story of John the Baptist’s death. The main feature of that story that interested Mark was Herod Antipas’ perception of who Jesus was. The identity of Jesus, which is the heart of this section, becomes the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:14-29

2. The failure of Antipas to understand Jesus’ identity 6:14-29The writer of the second Gospel inserted this account into his narrative about the mission of the Twelve. It is similar to the filling in a sandwich (cf. Mark 6:30). The incident probably happened during the mission of the Twelve just announced. It illustrates the mounting opposition to Jesus, and it provides helpful guidance for disciples of Jesus. Mark’s is the fullest of the synoptic records at this point. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:17-29

The death of Jesus’ forerunner 6:17-29 (cf. Matthew 14:4-12)Mark 6:17-29 are a flashback in which Mark explained how John had died. This is the only story in Mark’s Gospel that does not concern Jesus directly. [Note: Taylor, p. 310.] Why did Mark include it? Perhaps he did so because John’s death prefigured Jesus’ violent end. Mark devoted 14 verses to John’s death but only three to his ministry. He really gave two passion narratives, Jesus and John’s. [Note: Lane, p. 215.] Mark showed... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:24-25

Women were not present at such banquets as observers. Consequently Salome had to leave the banquet hall to confer with her mother. The daughter apparently shared her mother’s hatred for John the Baptist rather than Herod’s respect for him. She hurried back to Herod with her request before he might change his extravagant offer. Perhaps she asked for John’s head on a platter to humiliate him further comparing him to an animal slain and prepared for dinner. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 6:1-56

Visit to Nazareth. Mission of the Twelve. Execution of the Baptist. Feeding of the Five Thousand. Walking on the Sea1-6. Visit to Nazareth (Matthew 13:54).3. Is not this the carpenter?] Mt ’Is not this the carpenter’s son?’ Baur, Bleek, Renan, and Hilgenfeld regard St. Mark’s version of this expression as a proof that he was acquainted with the Virgin Birth. ’Mark tolerates not the paternity of Joseph even in the mouth of Nazarenes’ (Hilgenfeld). Most scholars dispute the inference.It is not... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 6:24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 6:17-26

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 6:14-29

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 6:24

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:6-30

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:14-29

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:17-29

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:24-25

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 6:1-56

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